Changed siteurl from localhost to example.com in wp-admin…

  • …and now, I get broken link error when I visit localhost:8888/ (which redirects back to Apache Test Page). I also don’t have access to PHPMyAdmin, no matter which folder I am pointing my local server to. (I use MAMP for local server). Here is what it says when I try accessing PHPMyAdmin:

    Forbidden

    You don’t have permission to access /phpMyAdminForPHP5/ on this server.

    Apache/2.0.63 (Unix) PHP/5.2.11 DAV/2 Server at localhost Port 8888

    Also, when I visit the example.com site that I changed the siteurl to, and access wp-admin from there, I can access it, but it shows this in the address bar:

    https://localhost:8888/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https://example.com/wp-admin/

    I can login here, but it is just accessing the version of WordPress that I had on the FTP, without the goodies I installed on my local site (ie. plugins).

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  • https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_The_Site_URL

    Thread Starter gaberosser

    (@gaberosser)

    Unfortunately, I used this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM9Z8aQTCvQ to begin with, and it had the first step as changing the siteurl through the dashboard in WP. This is where the problem began. My backup system is on the fritz so, of course I didn’t back it up.

    But I guess if I could just figure out how to change that back without accessing the site through the dashboard (which it won’t allow me to do), all would be well.

    read the link esmi gave you

    Thread Starter gaberosser

    (@gaberosser)

    Ok, so editing wp-config.php worked. I can see my homepage now, but I can’t login or access other pages besides index.php. I am getting a password error and I am positive that I have the right password. This is located on my localhost server. Is there anything that I can do to bypass the password or find it in order to login?

    several methods to reset it
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Resetting_Your_Password

    Thread Starter gaberosser

    (@gaberosser)

    ok, so somewhere in the shuffle, I am becoming more and more lost. I have tried simply re-installing WP on my FTP in a /blog folder. When I visit the site, it takes a while loading and redirects to https://example.com:8888/blog/. It throws in the :8888 like its trying to see the site locally, yet it is still at the root level of the site (which is https://example.com/blog).

    I guess I may just have to get someone to physically take a look at my problem, but I am just one of those DIYers, hoping I could get some more information on here.

    Thanks to esmi & samboll for your help thus far, but do you have any other alternatives?

    Also, I have backup of my system through Apple’s Time Capsule. Will this help?

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